Market Report - Midday
London midday: FTSE edges up as attention turns to US inflation reading
London stocks had edged higher by midday on Friday, helped along by a strong showing from the defensive utilities sector, as investors mulled the latest UK GDP and retail sales figures, and looked ahead to a key US inflation reading.
London midday: FTSE stays down as Trump auto tariffs rattle markets
London stocks were still in the red by midday on Thursday, with sentiment hit after Donald Trump announced a new 25% tariff on all imported cars and car parts.
London midday: FTSE stays up ahead of Spring Statement
London stocks were still a little firmer by midday on Wednesday, while sterling fell as investors mulled a slightly bigger-than-expected drop in UK inflation ahead of the Spring Statement.
London midday: Stocks extend gains as Segro, Shell advance
London stocks had extended gains by midday on Tuesday, helped along by a strong showing from housebuilders, with Segro and Shell also providing a boost.
London midday: FTSE pares gains as investors mull UK PMI
London stocks had pared gains to trade flat by midday on Monday as initial enthusiasm about Donald Trump’s "flexibility" over reciprocal tariffs wore off and as investors mulled a mixed UK PMI report.
Heathrow to resume limited flights after fire causes power cut
London’s Heathrow airport said some operations would resume on Friday after a fire at a local electricity substation overnight caused a power outage, hitting more than 1,300 flights and disrupting air travel globally.
London midday: Stocks extend losses after borrowing data; Heathrow closure hits airlines
London stocks had extended losses by midday on Friday as data showed that UK borrowing significantly overshot expectations in February, with airlines weaker as Heathrow was forced to shut after a fire at a substation caused a power outage.
London midday: FTSE remains touch lower as BoE stands pat as expected
London stocks were still a touch lower by midday on Thursday as the Bank of England stood pat on interest rates, as expected.
London midday: FTSE stays down as investors eye Fed announcement
London stocks were still in the red by midday on Wednesday as investors mulled the latest policy decision from the Bank of Japan and looked ahead to an announcement from the Federal Reserve.
London midday: FTSE maintains gains as investors eyed Fed, BoE
London stocks were still firmer by midday on Tuesday as investors eyed the start of the Federal Reserve’s two-day policy meeting and this week’s Bank of England announcement.
London midday: FTSE touch higher as investors mull China stimulus
London stocks were still just a touch higher by midday on Monday ahead of a week packed with central bank policy announcements, as investors mulled fresh stimulus plans from China and the latest developments in Donald Trump’s trade war.
London midday: FTSE extends gains as investors mull GDP
London stocks had extended gains by midday on Friday as investors mulled an unexpected contraction in the UK economy in January.
London midday: FTSE up but gains muted amid trade war concerns
London stocks were still higher by midday on Thursday but gains were muted as investors continued to mull the impact of Trump’s trade war.
London midday: FTSE extends gains as investors eye US inflation
London stocks had extended gains by midday on Wednesday, recovering from heavy losses in the previous session as Trump’s tariff chaos rumbled on, and as investors eyed the latest US inflation reading.
London midday: Stocks fall further but housebuilders gain on Persimmon results
London stocks had fallen a little further by midday on Tuesday as worries about a US recession continued to dent sentiment, and as data showed that UK retail sales growth slowest last month.
London midday: Shares extend losses on trade war woes
London stocks were lower on Monday as worries about US President Donald Trump’s trade war continued to dent sentiment.
London midday: Stocks stay down amid Trump tariff confusion, ahead of payrolls
London stocks were still in the red by midday on Friday as confusion about Trump’s tariff plans dented sentiment, and as investors eyed the latest US non-farm payrolls report.
London midday: FTSE extends losses; ECB eyed
London stocks had fallen further by midday on Thursday, weighed down by some disappointing corporate results and a number of large names going ex-dividend.
London midday: Stocks maintain gains as US hints at tariff compromise
London stocks were still in the black by midday on Wednesday amid hopes that US President Donald Trump might reach a tariff compromise with Canada and Mexico.
London midday: Stocks stay down amid tariff concerns
London stocks were still in the red by midday on Tuesday as concerns about tariffs rattled markets.